Fava Health
Company Overview
Fava Health is dedicated to making genomics a part of everyday healthcare. They specialize in integrating genomics, digital health, and design to create digital solutions that bring genomic insights into clinical systems and workflows, enabling precision medicine for all patients.
Our Mission and Expertise
Their mission is to turn genomic data insights into actionable clinical decisions to unlock real-world value. Fava Health builds solutions that support healthcare systems, life sciences, and individual patients by improving clinical implementation of genomics, accelerating commercial product innovation, and enhancing medicine effectiveness through at-home genetic testing.
They focus on empowering healthcare professionals with clinical actions and ensuring patients can access personalized medicine, all driven by genomic technologies combined with digital health and design expertise.
Team
The founding team includes:
- Bill Newman - MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer: Clinical geneticist and professor of genomic medicine with leadership roles in genomics and pharmacogenetic trials in the NHS.
- Videha Sharma - MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer: Doctor and innovator with a PhD in Health Informatics, specializing in digital health and precision medicine.
- John McDermott - MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer: Geneticist focused on pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine clinical trials, advocate for patient choice.
- Eliska Collier - MA (Cantab), Chief Strategy Officer: Brand strategist, UX and brand designer, qualified corporate lawyer, leading business and marketing strategy.